Nutramedic &Cosmetics
NHCO Nutrition® Laboratories Selects Centric PLM to Transform Product Development French dietary supplement producer partners with Centric Software for internationalization, data security & optimized communication.
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entric Software®, the Product Lifecycle Ma nagement (PLM) market leader, proudly an nounces its partnership with NHCO Nutri tion® Laboratories, a French dietary supplement producer. Centric Software provides the most inno vative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source and sell products such as apparel, footwear, sporting goods, furniture, home décor, consumer electronics, cosmetics, food & beverage and luxury to achieve strategic and operational digital trans formation goals. Founded in 2008 by pharmacist, Charles Elkrief, NHCO Nutrition Laboratories has become an essen tial player in the field of micronutrition. NHCO, affili ate of the Chiesi group since 2018, is a French food supplement laboratory specializing in researching and developing formulas based on amino acids, which is the foundation of their expertise: Aminoscience®. As a mission-driven company, NHCO advocates for an in formed and responsible use of dietary supplements and has been providing training to healthcare pro fessionals who recommend its products since 2008. Supporting the growth and internationalization of NHCO Nutrition, along with the increasing number of products and raw materials led NHCO to decide to invest in their first PLM system just over a year ago. “It is essential to have a tool to centralize and structure the product lifecycle process,” says Fran çois Bernard, ICT Manager, Global IT at NHCO Nutri tion Laboratories. NHCO looks to the project to ensure product data
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security, optimize internal communication and cer tify product traceability as well as drive growth and internationalization efforts. As NHCO assessed po tential PLM partners, François Bernard shares that the Centric Software team was highly involved throughout the process. “Centric has been supporting us throughout the project,” says François Bernard. “Their presentations, demos and responses to our questions were of high quality and delivered with responsiveness, which gave us confidence in their expertise.” “We chose Centric Software because Centric PLM is a comprehensive tool that also offers a user-friend ly experience,” says François Bernard. “We were also impressed by Centric’s Agile Methodology, which promotes team collaboration and fast time to value.” “We’ve established key performance indicators to evaluate the success of the implementation,” shares François Bernard. “We are expecting high user adop tion rates, a reduction in email communication related to product development and the migration of product information, including formulations, into Centric PLM.” "We look forward to our partnership with NHCO Nu trition Laboratories as they continue to expand in ternationally,” says Chris Groves, CEO of Centric Soft ware. “We are excited that they’ve chosen Centric PLM as the foundation for their product lifecycle process and commitment to continuous improvement.” https://laboratoires.nhco-nutrition.com http://www.centricsoftware.com
